SteamyTea

I have got rid of all but 3 of my cookbooks, the 3 I have, have sentimental value only. In line is the place to get recipes, people give them our for nothing.

Some 'oven free' recipes https://www.bbc.co.uk/food/articles/oven_free_bakes

Only got to run the numbers though a Dew Point calculator. Air at 23°C and 65% RH has a dew point of 16.1°C. 13g/m3 of water in it.

Yes. If it was based on historic data, it would have required a smart meter, which EDF have not managed to fit yet.

(expletive deleted) that, can get £3/kWh for not using any. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-63329233

Elastic recovery (ISO 7389)** > 75 % Not sure how much over three quarters it will come back into shape, probably depends on shape and temperature. If it is a silicone sealant, then you can thin it down and make it very stretchy.

Ah, right, then yes, I see why you may want a smaller load. Get a Baby Belling. Though I think they may have 2.5 kW ovens these days. Just turned my Panasonic Genius on and it pulls about 1.25 kW. And has a microwave and grill in it.

I hope so. I think I get a bill fairly soon. As I am only using 3 kWh/day at the moment, and am still on target to use 3 MWh/year this year (did not start cutting back till May), the yearly bill will not be drastic, especially as I am getting £550 off in total. Just for the record, [22:27 21/10/2022] my house is at 21°C and outside is at 13°C. Been a dull, rainy day.

Not sure it makes a material difference, does not matter if a 2 kW element is on at half power [1kW] for ten minutes, or is on for 30 seconds and then off for 30 seconds, over ten minute, the mean will be 1 kW. I have found many things cook just as well from a cold oven for a slightly longer time, and a pre-heated oven for the recommended time. It is also worth experimenting with microwaving, convection, fan and grilling. What commercial kitchens do. It is why we can dish out slow cooked, pulled port in a few minutes. Many things can be cooked in one pan, then finished off under a grill. I have two pans at home, and usually only use one. Cooking starts in the shop, that is where the savings are to be made.

That's interesting, this is the price list I got sent.

Yes. I think the reason is, to hit an annual mean price of 2500, they use the E7 mean usage of 4.2 MWh/year. About a third of everyone else's. Small one bed flats maybe, not a normal house.

This is the big problem with houses, who knows what is under the paint. I once saw a builder put extra gravel on a leaky flat roof because 'it will slow the leak down a bit'. Owner then paid extra to get the tonne of gravel removed so the roof could be properly repaired, with gravel free GRP.

Depends on the path the external air can take. You don't want cold air getting though to a plasterboard wall, or even diffusing though insulation. Inside needs to be both airtight and gas impermeable, outside needs to be gas permeable, but reduce the airspeed to virtually zero. Chalks and fillers should really only be used to make things pretty, not as an engineer solution to airtightness failures.

Can be. Often put a bit of uncooked fish on my mates exhaust manifold. He says it reminds him of his ex wife.

https://www.healthline.com/health/teflon-cancer#about-teflon https://www.webmd.com/cancer/features/teflon-pans https://www.cancercenter.com/community/blog/2021/09/does-teflon-cause-cancer I think you will find it is the manufacturing of Teflon that there are health risk concerns, not the final product. But don't let the truth get in the way of a good story. My car is a health risk, especially if I drink the battery acid, or the fuel, or try to eat the windscreen.

There are other considerations other than load bearing. How easy is it to insulate and mitigate thermal bridges spring to mind. And fitting services.

Is that falsehood still doing the rounds, oh dear.

Not really. It may have a slightly lower embodied energy and CO2 but sheep do a huge amount of environmental damage. Not as if they are natural animals anymore. They are specially bred and farmed intensely.

I should have clarified, mineral wool. Using animal wool is just bonkers.

Unvented Cylinder. What stores the hot water.

I feel for you. I have had a bit too much contact with stoke victims over the years. Just take it steady and heed any signs, my partner didn't, and she did not make a recovery at all. Keep up the physiotherapy, it is the only thing that got my Mother moving again. Now she is like a toddler running around the house. @Onoff Sorry to hear about your Father.

Said Stevie Wonder

Probably all explained here. https://www.tek.com/en/documents/application-note/power-analysis-pwm-motor-drives

Steam catapult?

And call her 'Pet', but not in a Geordie accent.